Electric Airplane Crosses Cook Strait
- 22 Dec 2021 05:27 AM
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On Nov. 1, a Pipistrel Alpha Electro conducted the first flight by an electric aircraft across Cook Strait, which separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
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On Nov. 1, a Pipistrel Alpha Electro conducted the first flight by an electric aircraft across Cook Strait, which separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
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Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) unveiled a subscale model of a conceptual two-seat electric basic trainer at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2021 held on Oct. 19–23.
San Francisco, California-based electric aircraft developer, Airflow, was founded in 2019 by five former Airbus Vahana team members.
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